GRE Word List
SPRUCE
to make spruce
The meaning of the word spruce is to make spruce.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incandescent | white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat |
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
| mnemonic | assisting or intended to assist memory |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
| whinny | to neigh especially in a low or gentle way |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| rasp | to rub with something rough |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| chafe | irritate |